WORM

n. Wurm. Gr., eA/xiv?, eA/ius. Lat., vermis. Fr., vers. Ger., Wurm. 1. A small, limble , creeping animal, such as an annelid or helminth, [o, 48.] 2. The median portion of the cerebellum, as distinguished from its hemispheres. [A, 5.] Bladder-w. See CYSTICERCUS. Bot-w. See OXYURIS vermicular is. Earthw'. See the major list. Flesh-w. See COMEDO. Gourd-w. An old term for a distoma. [L.] Guinea-w. See FILARIA med in ens is. Hair-headed w. See TRICHOCEPHALUS. Hooked-w's. See ACANTHOCEPHALA. Long round w. See ASCARIS lumbricoides.iong thread-w. See TRICHOCEPHALUS difspar. Palisade w. See STRONGYL US armatus, EUSTRONGYLUS gigas, and DOCHMICIS duodenal is. Pin-w. See OXYURIS vermicular is. Round w. See ASCARIS lumbricoides. Thread-w. Any w. of thread-like appearance, especially Oxyuris vermicular is. [a, 48.] Wheal-w. See LEPTUS autumnal is and SARCOPTES scabiei. [s. 733]